
How to Grow and Care for Spider Plants
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Why are my leaves brown on the edges
Hi Terry,
There are a few factors that could cause your spider plant leaves to brown on the edges. One of the reasons is that your plant is too dry. Allowing the soil to dry out too much between waterings prevents your plant from taking up the water it needs to thrive. It is best to keep the soil moist and water moderately. Other reasons could be too much direct sun, humidity levels are too low, or it has received too much fertilizer.
Hi,
I put my many spider plants in the backyard while I was away for a month. It apparently rained quite a bit, and got pretty hot. They survived, nut many leaves have brown spots like rust. Should I cut the rust off?
Hi Cynthia-
You may be able to scrape off the spots with your fingernail. Try that first. If not, you can certainly cut them off.
Hi there i live in MN and I have my spider plant in a pot on my porch which get direct hot sunlight and it couldn't be thriving any better. Ive had to repot it twice since March and the pups don't stop growing. I got this plant at my mothers funeral and I don't want to do anything to kill it. My question is should I bring it in or let it be? Thanks in advance.
Ps. Its my one and only plant. And my first one ever:)
Hi Missy,
Thanks for sharing. It is wonderful to hear that your spider plant is doing so well. What a special way to honor your mom!
While it is thriving at the moment, just be careful not to allow it to get too much direct sun, as extended exposure can result in leaf scorch.
Spider plants are typically grown as houseplants, but do enjoy time outdoors during the warm season. But as soon as the weather begins to change in the fall and temperatures begin to cool, you should plan to bring it inside to overwinter as a houseplant and follow the growing tips outlined above.
Your mom is helping with it. Carry on with your success!
I have read several articles that said spider plants do not like direct sun. Not knowing that, I have had my spider plants on my west facing screened porch, near the beach in South Carlina, and they are thriving. They get direct sun for several hours a day and I have so many "pups" I can't plant them all. Maybe it's because I started them from pups and they have always been on the porch. Even during the winter, and if we have a frost I cover them with a sheet. I thought someone might find this information interesting or helpful.
Terrible name (arachno-phobic here) and a great plant--so attractive, useful, and easy to grow, whether indoors up North or outdoors down South. A hanging basket of a mother plant and a cascade of pups is striking. However, note to cat owners: cats LOVE to eat spider plants. None of my pride members have suffered any ill effects, but the same can't be said for the poor spider plant that received the severe pruning. On the other hand, proof of the plant's hardiness: none of my spider plants ever died after a cat pruning--of course, the plants weren't prolific pup producers, but they did just doggedly (pun intended) regrow their leaves. Which got eaten again....... ;)
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